I'm sorry you're feeling that way. I'm not married and I work, but I can sympathize with how you feel. I have been feeling extremely bad now for a few months. I've been depressed for as long as I can remember, but for me it seems to come in cycles. I was where you are right now when I was in high school. My doctor tried to take me off of Buspar all at once and I had the same reaction you did to being yanked off of Paxil. I took Paxil for quite awhile and eventually I reached the max dose and had to switch meds. That is a huge problem for me because it happens with every med I take except for one, clomipramine, which is an old tricyclic used for depression and OCD. I have taken it now for 10 years and it still retains its effectiveness, but I use it for OCD more than I do depression. When I start back on a med, it usually takes a few days, sometimes a week, to feel the results again. When I am at home on the weekends, I find it hard to get out of bed as well, I just want to sleep and have everything else leave me alone. But for me, I can't escape it in my sleep anymore either, that stuff has found its way into my dreams. I wake up crying a lot. I have to force myself to get out of bed. Sometimes I'll just watch good TV programs all day, other times, if I really push myself, I'll go out and do something, like get a cup of coffee somewhere. I am in love with someone I can't have, so I try to refrain from going to see him, and that is a major part of my depression right now. I wish I was married like you. I would love someone to love me like that. But I understand, I have a great family as well, a good job, a nice apartment, a kitty that I love, and still it doesn't go away. I try to listen to upbeat music, and sometimes that really does help me feel a little better. I am surprised how effective it is sometimes. Other times I go on youtube and watch funny videos. I am a huge Monty Python and Whose Line is it Anyway? fan, so I try to watch those because I enjoy them. Or I eat a food that I love, so long as it's not too bad for me (I have a HUGE sweet tooth). Or if it's really bad for me, I eat a small amount. I used to drown my sorrows in drinking, but I don't do that anymore. I text my best friend, because she's as weird as me and we always find stuff to laugh about. I play with my cat because he's a total spaz and he's funny to watch. I'm probably not any help, but I can hope that I helped a little.
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